Your First Resume: What to Know

Writing your first resume can be tricky. You may have no job experience or a degree. How can you sell yourself before you get relevant experience? And how can you avoid overdoing it and turning off potential employers? Consider Your Soft Skills Resumes aren’t...

How Often Should You Write New Blog Posts?

If you’re a business owner, you know the power of blogging. Write the right content on your blog, and you can drive traffic to your site at no cost. Get enough folks looking at your blog, and you can drive more dollars to your bank account. But the question...

How to Overcome Writer’s Block

Write enough, and you’ll eventually face writer’s block. Suddenly, the river of words dries up. You can’t think how to push the story together. In fact, you can’t even think of the next word. If this sounds familiar, don’t lose heart. It...

Deep Work: One Book I Read Every Year

For the most part, I don’t reread books. There are too many books to spend time reading the same thing more than once. But in recent years, I’ve learned to make an exception in order to do deep work. I first read it three years ago, and if I don’t...

How Much Does a Book Editor Charge?

To improve your book manuscript, you need professional editing. But like most people, you don’t have endless cash. So you need to know what to expect. How much does a book editor charge? The answer depends on a few things. How Much Work Does Your Book Need? If...

Be Your Own Children’s Book Editor

A lot of people think it’s easy to write a picture book or early reader. If you’ve written either, you know that’s not true. Sure, there are fewer words, but because of that, every word counts. To make sure you get the biggest bang for your buck, you...

Do You Need a Cover Letter?

You need a cover letter that shows you in a light that your resume does not. When you go looking for a job, you have to have a solid resume. But do you need a cover letter? Not always. Not sure whether to include one with your resume? According to Finances Online,...

How to Become a Better Writer

No matter what type of writing you do, you want to get better. Because better writing means more readers. Get more readers, and that means more money in your pocket. So, how do you become a better writer? Here are few tips to get you started. Read More You should...

A Shorter Book Is a Better Book

Many writers think a bigger book makes a bigger splash. However, you’re not like many writers. You know that a shorter book is a better book. Not convinced just yet? Maybe this will help. Why Shorter Is Better A century ago, readers had a longer attention span....